Armstrong 1: Correspondence

U.S. Department of Justice

Office of Legal Policy

Office of Information and Privacy

Washington, D.C. 20530

Mr. Gerald D. Armstrong

Flynn & Joyce

400 Atlantic Avenue

Boston, Massachusetts 02210

Re: Boston Field Office

Dear Mr. Armstrong:

This is to advise you that your administrative appeal from
the action by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on your
request for information from the files of the Department of
Justice was received by this Office on December 16, 1985.

The Office of Legal Policy, which has the responsibility
of adjudicating such appeals, has a substantial backlog of
pending appeals received prior to yours. In an. attempt to
afford each appellant equal and impartial treatment, we have
adopted a general practice of assigning appeals in the
approximate order of receipt. Your appeal has been assigned
number 85-1830. Please mention this number in any future
correspondence to this Office regarding this matter.

We will notify you of the decision on your appeal as soon
as we can. The necessity of this delay is regretted and your
continuing courtesy is appreciated.

Sincerely

Mary Ann Childs, Paralegal Specialist
Office of Information and Privacy